Elona'S Legacy
Mysterious Man from the Casino

Ricardo's workspace

" Well, now you know !" Ricardo ordered the three of them to sit down with his hands

" Lashe wants to open his mouth ?" ask Ricardo

" He's still trying so hard to keep his secret, we'll see how long he'll last with the torture of the prison interrogation chief"

"  Vander how are the hostages doing ?"

" Lost children have returned to their parents, those who have no family will be given to the orphanage to care for after their injuries are treated".

" Elona do you have any other information that could help us?"

" I've heard Lo talk with a man, although he can not see the face of the man but when viewed from his appearance he is a noble. The man gives Lo the order to kidnap and sell the teenage children of the little people"

" What do you mean Lo is just their men and that mysterious man is the mastermind which means this is not an ordinary slave sale case ?!" lucas said in a surprised tone

" I've expected it, it's impossible for Lo to act that brave. With this information we no longer need Lo for interrogation anymore" Ricardo said

" The mysterious man is also the one who usually provides information regarding the big buyers. I once tried to follow him and he stopped at a casino that was in town then I sneaked into the casino and I suspected he was the owner of the casino or he had an important position because of the attitude of the casino the waiter there respected him a lot, the name of the casino was JOKER" continued Elona.

"I've heard the name of the casino from rumors that it only accepts high-class royals and customers who have VIP cards from the casino" vander adds information from Elona

"How do we get it?" ask Ricardo

" There are 3 ways, so their old customers, win all the games in the casino, or bet in great value. Does the Crown Prince have people who can play casino games reliably?" said Elona.

" No, I plan to infiltrate the VIP room. We just need to distract them by making a fuss over there"

" It's best that I and Dame Elona infiltrate inside while Lucas and the more reliable Crown Prince play cards that do their attention".

" I agree with your idea of Vander"

By nightfall they had arrived at the casino, Crown Prince and Lucas managed to get inside the casino and play "blackjack" cards while Elona and Vander were on the roof of the building wearing all-black suits, they entered the building through a chimney located on the upper floor. When they got to the top floor there were 3 large doors whose designs looked luxurious, after seeing the situation there and hearing a crowded voice at the middle door Vander and Elona decided to split up in order to more quickly get the evidence they were looking for. Vander went to the door on the left and Elona on the right.

Elona who finds no evidence in the room she is examining decides to go help Vander, Vander who feels footsteps are approaching has hidden under the table by taking out a dagger in his hand.

After seeing that there was Elona he came out of hiding. Not long after they both found the safe that was kept behind the painting, they tried to open the safe carefully so as not to cause chaos, he said, once they get all the necessary evidence they get out of the room.

Vander and Elona's eyes glared at the "Mission succeeded"

" You go down to the first floor and signal that our mission is successful, I will prevent those in the middle of it from escaping" Vander told Elona

Then Elona gave a signal to Ricardo and Lucas, and after seeing the signal Ricardo dropped the beer glass in his hand as a sign to surround the casino to his soldiers who had disguised themselves and entered inside the casino as well.

" Las, Elona you guys solve the problem downstairs, I'm gonna go upstairs. Some of you follow me !" ricardo's Order

" You guys close the entrance to this casino! let no one come out" Lucas orders his soldiers.

" What's so noisy ?" count Raymond said to the servant who entered with his panicked face.

" Your Count Raymond was arrested for the sale of slaves" said Ricardo, who was outside the door

"You who? How dare you ruin my casino business and detain me without proof like this ?!" shouted Count Raymond

" Count your guts are big too huh ! don't worry about the evidence because it's already in our hands" Ricardo replied, then Ricardo gave the order to [there are his soldiers to arrest Count Raymond and the 4 other nobles in the room.

" We don't know anything about what you're saying, we're just here to buy Count Raymond's antiques" said one of the royals.

" We will investigate it again later, if you have nothing to do with the slave sale case you will automatically be released" Ricardo said with a flat face.

After that, they were all sent to the palace prison, and in the morning Ricardo, Vander, and Elona were in the prison interrogation room. Ricardo and Count Raymond sat face to face, while Vander and Elona stood beside Ricardo.

" You are Crown Prince Ricardo?!" ask Cont Raymond with a pale face

" Are you going to admit your mistake Count?" ask Ricardo

" What mistake did I make? I'm just kind enough to help them live better" Count Raymond said in a snide tone.

" Help them?! Huh....by kidnapping, separating from their families, imprisoning them underground, and torturing them like a criminal, is that what you mean by helping to live a better life ?!" senta Ricardo's.

In the middle of their conversation Lucas entered to discuss the results of his interrogation to Ricardo.

" Now I have physical evidence and witnesses'. Both of your friends have confessed to him that you split the profits from the slave sale, so there's no point in you continuing to refuse to admit everything ?" ricardo said

Raymond chuckled, "The evidence and the witness are in your hands, what else do you need from me"

" Of course that information only you know?"

" AHAHA..... What would I get if I gave you information?"

" I've checked the ledger between "BLUE MOON" and "JOKER", you've often told Lo to take some teenagers to a small house in the woods on the edge of town, where are they ?"

" Where else to make money?" he answered with a contemptuous smile

" I've closed the casino and taken away the property you have, and also your family will be punished with you according to the rules in this country if you cooperate at least I can save your family while for you I can save you from the penalty of beheading but you still got to be in jail for what you did"

" How can I believe your words? I need proof of the covenant and assurance of your words Crown Prince ! count Raymond replied with a serious face

" Haha... You're a very careful person that even the Crown Prince promised you're still in disbelief and asked for physical evidence. Well, I'll do what you want" Ricardo told Count Raymond, then told Lucas to prepare a paper and pen to write the deal.

[Crown Prince Ricardo D'Ferverick provides an agreement to relieve the punishment and save the family of Count Raymond if the Count helps in providing information related to the sale of slaves.]Then Ricardo stamped his seal on the paper, and gave it to Count Raymond.

" Now can you tell me the information I want?" ask Ricardo

" I was just told to take the kids to the woods, which I knew the kids were brought to work somewhere near the border, I didn't meet the guy who bought the kids".

After the interrogation, they returned to Ricardo's office to discuss the information they had just obtained.